In 1936, Burnet discovered that influenza virus can be grown in embryonated hens' eggs.
Notes on verification
Well-documented in virology history; Burnet's 1936 work built on Goodpasture's egg-culture technique, consistently cited across CDC, peer-reviewed reviews, and textbooks.
Sources
- Influenza Historic Timeline 1930 and Beyond | Pandemic Influenza (Flu) | CDC (archive.cdc.gov)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670370/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/4315011 (jstor.org)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X0700071X (sciencedirect.com)